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Children First: Oklahoma’s Nurse-Family Partnership
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Who We Are
• Children First is a primary prevention program whose goals include: Improving pregnancy outcomes; Improving child health and development; Improving clients’ parenting skills; Strengthening the parent-child bond; and Encouraging clients to make plans regarding subsequent pregnancies, returning to school, and finding employment.
• Children First utilizes a nurse home-visitation model developed and well researched by Dr. David Olds and colleagues; now called the Nurse-Family Partnership.
• The Nurse-Family Partnership is a widely recognized model that is currently available in 33 states.
What We Do
• Public health nurses with specialized training provide home-visitation services to low-income, high-risk first time pregnant women and their babies, starting before the 29th week of pregnancy and continuing until the child turns 2 years old.
• Nurses support and empower families, provide information and education, assess clients’ needs, and provide linkages to community resources to meet their needs. Nurses also regularly assess the child’s health, development and safety.
• Services are available through county health departments at no cost to participating families.
Who We Serve
Who is Eligible to Enroll in the Children First Program?
In order to maintain model fidelity, all newly enrolling mothers must meet the following criteria:
• Enroll before the 29th week of pregnancy
• Be expecting their first child; and
• Meet income guidelines (185% of the Federal Poverty Level).
When a client seeking services is not eligible for the Children First program, the home visitor refers the mother to other community-based programs including Start Right (Healthy Families), Oklahoma Parents as Teachers or Child Guidance.
Who is the Typical Children First Client?
According to research, the beneficial effects of the model are greater for women unmarried with incomes at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and expecting their first child. Among Children First clients enrolled during SFY 2012:
• 74.6% were single, never married
• 39.8% were 19 years or younger
• 31.6% had less than a high school education
• 51.1% had an annual household income of $15,000 or less
• 14.8% smoked at intake
• 47.3% were White
• 16.6% were African American
• 16.1% were Hispanic
• 16.1% were American Indian
• 3.9% self-identified as “Other”
• 21.0% reported a history of depression

We provide the paint…
You create the masterpiece
Children First: Oklahoma’s Nurse-Family Partnership
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Who We Are
• Children First is a primary prevention program whose goals include: Improving pregnancy outcomes; Improving child health and development; Improving clients’ parenting skills; Strengthening the parent-child bond; and Encouraging clients to make plans regarding subsequent pregnancies, returning to school, and finding employment.
• Children First utilizes a nurse home-visitation model developed and well researched by Dr. David Olds and colleagues; now called the Nurse-Family Partnership.
• The Nurse-Family Partnership is a widely recognized model that is currently available in 33 states.
What We Do
• Public health nurses with specialized training provide home-visitation services to low-income, high-risk first time pregnant women and their babies, starting before the 29th week of pregnancy and continuing until the child turns 2 years old.
• Nurses support and empower families, provide information and education, assess clients’ needs, and provide linkages to community resources to meet their needs. Nurses also regularly assess the child’s health, development and safety.
• Services are available through county health departments at no cost to participating families.
Who We Serve
Who is Eligible to Enroll in the Children First Program?
In order to maintain model fidelity, all newly enrolling mothers must meet the following criteria:
• Enroll before the 29th week of pregnancy
• Be expecting their first child; and
• Meet income guidelines (185% of the Federal Poverty Level).
When a client seeking services is not eligible for the Children First program, the home visitor refers the mother to other community-based programs including Start Right (Healthy Families), Oklahoma Parents as Teachers or Child Guidance.
Who is the Typical Children First Client?
According to research, the beneficial effects of the model are greater for women unmarried with incomes at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and expecting their first child. Among Children First clients enrolled during SFY 2012:
• 74.6% were single, never married
• 39.8% were 19 years or younger
• 31.6% had less than a high school education
• 51.1% had an annual household income of $15,000 or less
• 14.8% smoked at intake
• 47.3% were White
• 16.6% were African American
• 16.1% were Hispanic
• 16.1% were American Indian
• 3.9% self-identified as “Other”
• 21.0% reported a history of depression